Behavior Quote by Richard Maxwell

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

— Cyndi Lauper

Acting isn't a game of "pretend." It's an exercise in being real.

— Sidney Poitier

To be in front of an audience and pretending, and to lie, this is the principle of acting.

— Roberto Benigni

Pretending to be other people is my game and that to me is the essence of the whole business of acting.

— John Hurt

Ultimately, we're actors: I'm putting on a costume, so we're playing pretend.

— Jonathan Groff

Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something.

— Crystal Bowersox

I lose myself in my performances so I wouldn't say that I ever act on stage. I don't find it to be an acting…

— Christina Aguilera

The reason I can do what I do on stage is because I couldn't fake it.

— Doseone

That's the thing about acting - you can't fake it.

— Eve Hewson

I will not pretend to be something that I'm not. I certainly won't do it to win the audience over.

— Chael Sonnen

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

— Saoirse Ronan

I'm a performer. I've just been one since I was a little girl. I used to pretend all the time.

— Jamie Lee Curtis